Azaz Subdistrict

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Azaz Subdistrict
ناحية مركز أعزاز
Azaz Subdistrict in Syria
Location of Azaz Subdistrict within Aleppo Governorate
Azaz Subdistrict is located in Syria
Azaz Subdistrict
Azaz Subdistrict
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Azaz): 36°34′54″N 37°04′20″E / 36.5817°N 37.0722°E / 36.5817; 37.0722
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz District
SeatAzaz
Area
 • Total180.12 km2 (69.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
47,570
GeocodeSY020400

Azaz Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية مركز أعزاز, romanizedNāḥiyah A‘zāz) is a subdistrict of Azaz District in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Azaz. Neighbouring subdistricts are Sawran to the east, Tell Rifaat to the south, and the subdistricts Afrin and Bulbul of Afrin District to the west or southwest, respectively. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey.

At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 47,570.[1]

Cities, towns and villages[edit]

Cities, towns and villages of Azaz Subdistrict
PCode Name Population
C1564 Azaz 31,623
C1575 Kaljibrin 3,291
C1568 Kafr Kalbin 2,146
C1569 Menagh 2,128
C1561 Salama 1,408
C1573 Nayarah 1,337
C1570 Maraanaz 959
C1562 Jarez 945
C1556 Sijraz 735
C1571 Yahmul 612
C1566 Shamarin 506
C1574 Ma'arin 334
C1572 Naddah 305
C1565 Yazebax 252
C1567 Kafr Khasher 246
C1557 Shamarikh 226
C1563 al-Malikiyah 177
C1559 Tulayl ash-Sham 176
C1560 Fayruziyah 88
C1558 Tatiyah 76

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Azaz" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 4 December 2015.